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DWU #4. What role should government play in our life? Should they provide you with things? Should they provide you with an education? Should they provide you with housing? Why or why not-. DWU #1. What purpose does the 27 amendments serve? What is the Bill of Rights?

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After viewing the Stossel video and In Debt we Trust, what are your thoughts about our Federal government spending habits? Do you think that our government should have a 1 trillion dollar deficit per year? Why/Why not?

Would you support a 28th amendment to force our government to have a balanced budget? Why/Why not?